Tag Archives: Syria

R&D from Prepd: The Middle East

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Logan Scisco

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Posted in Int'l Extemp, R&D | Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Iranian nuclear program, Iraq, Israel, Israel-Palestinian conflict, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East economy, R&D, Syria, the Middle East | Comments Off

The Ongoing War in Syria (2016)

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] In less than a month, the war in Syria will be entering its fifth year. The conflict has led to the deaths of more than 250,000 people, injured more than a million others, and displaced half of the country’s … Continue reading →

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R&D: The Ongoing War in Syria (2016)

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the ongoing war in Syria (2016). Get the background on #Syria‘s civil war and monitor the conflict with @CFR_CPA‘s tracker: https://t.co/NlPUpfbDBD pic.twitter.com/8UC8AEWPpo — CFR (@CFR_org) February 24, 2016 The only … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: Syrian Peace Talks

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Logan Scisco

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Russian-Turkish Tensions (2015)

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] An incident that many commentators had been fearing in Syria took place last week when Turkish forces shot down a Russian aircraft that allegedly violated Turkish airspace. The Russian plane was reportedly flying a mission to bomb rebel positions … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ISIS, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, premium content, Russia, Syria, Syrian civil war, the Islamic State, Topic Brief, Turkey | Comments Off

R&D: Russian-Turkish Tensions (2015)

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on Russian-Turkish tensions (2015). Obama Wants Turkey and Russia to defuse tensions https://t.co/SGU9YlkTJS pic.twitter.com/EpOBleceXx — The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 1, 2015 Are we about to see an escalation between Turkey … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged ISIS, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, premium content, R&D, Russia, Syria, Syrian civil war, the Islamic State, Turkey | Comments Off

R&D from Prepd: Russian Foreign Policy in Syria

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Logan Scisco

Posted in R&D | Tagged R&D, Russia, Russian foreign policy, Syria, Syrian civil war, Syrian-Russian relations, U.S.-Russian relations | Comments Off

R&D from Prepd: Syrian Chemical Weapons

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Logan Scisco

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Chemical Weapons Use in the Syrian Civil War

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] [Readers should not that this brief was written on Monday afternoon, so facts on the ground may have changed by the time this brief is released on Tuesday morning] Since March 2011, Syria has been plagued by a civil … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chemical weapons, Johar attack, premium content, Syria, Syrian chemical weapons, Syrian civil war, Topic Brief, weapons of mass destruction, WMDs | Comments Off

R&D: Chemicals Weapons Use in Syria